So those of you who are on Facebook know that I recently got a new chest freezer and filled it with free venison scraps. Inara's been doing raw for a very long time now, can't remember when I switched her back over from kibble, but it's been a long time. She's never had trouble before. She has a stomach of steel. But for some reason the venison is really giving her issues - not necessarily bad, just different.

When she was on chicken and pork, she'd poop once a day. On venison, she poops every time she goes outside, and sometimes multiple times per trip outside. They are very good poops - they're all nice and firm and small, but there is a TON of it. Strange. Not necessarily bad, just different. And then this morning she puked - it was digested meat and some bone shards. Again, not bad necessarily, just different.

She's still drinking water (bit more than usual maybe?), peeing okay, playing, sleeping, etc so I'm not concerned, just confused.

Anybody else's dog adapt slowly to venison?

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She's probably eating a lot more bone than she's used to. And remember, deer bones are heavier and have a LOT more marrow in them. Our dogs drink a lot more when they are eating a lot of bones, and definitely poop a lot more.

Michelle

Inside me is a thin woman trying to get out. I usually shut the bitch up with a martini.

Another good source of fat is whole milk cottage cheese and full fat plain yogurt. You can also give her any raw fat trimmings off your food, such as fat from a steak or roast trimmed off before you cook it.